By HUIZHONG WU, Related Press
BANGKOK (AP) — China didn’t again down Monday in a back-and-forth with the U.S. over commerce, calling for U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw his newest risk of a 100% tariff and different export management measures introduced over the weekend.
Within the newest escalation of the commerce battle between the 2 nations, Trump issued the tariff risk on all Chinese language imports into the U.S. after China positioned stricter restrictions Thursday on uncommon earths, a significant useful resource utilized in electronics.
The Chinese language announcement was an obvious shock to Trump, who known as it an “out of the blue” transfer. Whereas Trump didn’t withdraw the financial risk, he sounded extra conciliatory than previously, saying in a Reality Social publish Sunday, “The U.S.A. wants to help China, not hurt it!!!”
China’s Ministry of Commerce issued a prolonged response Sunday saying the U.S. was “severely damaging the atmosphere of trade negotiations.”
“China urges the U.S. to promptly correct its erroneous practices,” Chinese language Ministry of Overseas Affairs spokesman Lin Jian stated Monday. “If the U.S. insists on going its own way, China will certainly take resolute measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.”
Each nations have leveraged a number of dimensions of the commerce relationship within the commerce battle, with actions starting from U.S. restrictions on China’s capability to import superior laptop chips, China ending purchases of American soybeans and an alternate of tit-for-tat port charges.
Financial indicators present the retaliatory actions and uncertainty are impacting commerce between the international locations. Chinese language commerce information launch Monday confirmed exports to the U.S. have fallen for six straight months, dropping 27% in September from the yr earlier than.
Initially Revealed: October 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM EDT
